Game apparatus, program, and game providing method

Abstract

A storage unit stores identification information of each player of a game and a registration code specified for the player in association with each other. A controller acquires a verification code from a terminal apparatus of an invitee who is invited to the game by a player of the game who serves as an inviter, searches the storage unit for a registration code that matches the verification code, and grants a privilege related to the game to an inviter indicated by the identification information stored in the storage section in association with the registration code searched for.

1 . A game apparatus for providing a game while communicating with individual terminal apparatuses, the game apparatus comprising:
 a verification-code acquisition section that acquires a verification code from a terminal apparatus of an invitee who is invited to the game by a player of the game who serves as an inviter;   a code verification section that searches a storage section that stores identification information of each player of the game and a registration code specified for the player in association with each other, for a registration code that matches the verification code acquired by the verification-code acquisition section; and   a privilege granting section that grants a privilege related to the game to an inviter indicated by the identification information stored in the storage section in association with the registration code searched for by the code verification section.   
     
     
         2 . The game apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage section stores a registration code specified by an inviter and identification information of the inviter in association with each other. 
     
     
         3 . The game apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a selection accepting section that acquires selection information that specifies an invitee selected by the inviter; and   a code notification section that notifies the invitee specified by the selection information acquired by the selection accepting section, of the registration code specified by the inviter.   
     
     
         4 . The game apparatus according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a relationship acquisition section that acquires member relationship information that specifies a member for whom a relationship with the inviter has been registered; and   a candidate providing section that provides a terminal apparatus of the inviter with the member specified by the member relationship information acquired by the relationship acquisition section as an invitee candidate;   wherein the selection information specifies a member selected by the inviter from the member provided by the candidate providing section.   
     
     
         5 . The game apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the member relationship information indicates, for each member specified by the member relationship information, whether the member has played the game; and
 the candidate providing section provides the terminal apparatus of the inviter with information indicating whether the member has played the game, for each member specified by the member relationship information.   
     
     
         6 . The game apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the member relationship information indicates, for each member specified by the member relationship information, whether the member has played the game; and
 the candidate providing section provides the terminal apparatus of the inviter with a member who has not yet played the game from a member specified by the member relationship information.   
     
     
         7 . The game apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising an inviter inquiry section that provides the terminal apparatus of the invitee with the inviter indicated by the identification information stored in the storage section in association with the registration code searched for by the code verification section and asks the invitee whether the inviter is correct;
 wherein, when the result of the inquiry made by the inviter inquiry section is affirmative, the privilege granting section grants the privilege to the inviter.   
     
     
         8 . A program for causing a computer that provides a game while communicating with individual terminal apparatuses to function as:
 a verification-code acquisition section that acquires a verification code from a terminal apparatus of an invitee who is invited to the game by a player of the game who serves as an inviter;   a code verification section that searches a storage section that stores identification information of each player of the game and a registration code specified for the player in association with each other, for a registration code that matches the verification code acquired by the verification-code acquisition section; and   a privilege granting section that grants a privilege related to the game to an inviter indicated by the identification information stored in the storage section in association with the registration code searched for by the code verification section.   
     
     
         9 . A game providing method of providing a game while communicating with individual terminal apparatuses, the game providing method comprising:
 acquiring a verification code from a terminal apparatus of an invitee who is invited to the game by a player of the game who serves as an inviter;   searching a storage section that stores identification information of each player of the game and a registration code specified for the player in association with each other, for a registration code that matches the acquired verification code; and   granting a privilege related to the game to an inviter indicated by the identification information stored in the storage section in association with the registration code searched for.